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J.-B. BAYNES.

VEHICLE SPRING.

Patented 31111615, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES B. BAYNES, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

VEHICLE-SPRING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 343,791,61ated June 15,1886.

- Application filed February 9, 1886. Serial No. 191,331. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMEs B. BAYNES, of the city of Buffalo, in thecounty of Erie and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Vehicle-Springs, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an improvement in that class ofvehicle-springs which consist of two spiral springs having end armswhich are secured to the body of the vehicle, and which are connectedwith their opposite arms to the side bar of the vehicle by a pivotedconnection, the side-bar arms of the springs being rigidly securedtogether to form a reliable connection with the side bars. Springs ofthis character are described and shown in Letters Patent of the UnitedStates Nos. 258,823 and 292,147, dated, respectively, May

30, 1882, and January 15, 1884. In the springs described and shown inthese patents the arms which are secured to the body of the vehicle areformed on the extreme outer ends of both coils, and the inner adjacentarms of the springs are connected with the side bars. This constructionnecessitates the employment, in the vehicle-body,of an attaching-pieceof hard wood, which is longer than both coils of the springs.

The object of this invention is to shorten the connection of the coilswith the vehiclebody without sacrificing the strength and rigidity ofthe side-bar arms of the coils; and my invention consists, to that end,of the improve ments which will be hereinafter fully set forth, andpointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of avehicle provided with my improved springs. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan Viewof one of the springs on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a top plan viewthereof. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of one of the springs. Fig. 5 is aperspective view showing one of the springs inverted.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

A represents the vehicle-body, and a the bottom frame thereof.

B represents the side bars, and O the springs connecting thevehicle-body with the side bars. Each spring 6 consists of two spiralcoils, (1, arranged in line with each other, and having their adjacentinner arms or ends, 6, extending outwardly from the upper side of eachcoil and provided with eyes f, through the side bar, B, and terminate inan eye, h,

which is provided with a suitable bushing, and to which the hangerattached to the side bar is pivoted in a well-known manner. The twocontiguous arms 9 are rigidly secured together at their point ofjunction in front of the coils by a clip, I, or other suitablefastening, and at their outer ends by the bushing passing through theeye h, or other suitable means, so that the portions of the arms 9 whichextend outwardly from the coils to the side bars form a single rigidarm, which transmits all strains to both coils equally andsimultaneously. The inner arms, 0, are secured to the body, side byside, to a comparatively short piece of hard wood, thereby forming acompact and reliable fastening at less cost than heretofore.

It is obvious that the springs 0 may be arranged so that the arms 9 willproject from the ends of the body instead of from the sides thereof, andbe attached to the rear axle and to the front bolster instead of theside bars.

I am'aware that the inner ends of springcoils have been attached to thevehicle-body side by side, and I do not broadly claim such construction.

I am also aware that the outer arms of the coils have been extendedoutwardly in an inclined position to the side bar, as shown in LettersPatent No. 328,238, October 13, 1885, and I do not claim suchconstruction.

I claim as my invention- A vehicle-spring composed of two coils, d d,having their inner ends, 0, extending outwardly, side by side, from theupper sides of the coils and adapted to be secured to the vehicle-body,and having their outer arms, 9, bent inwardly along the front side ofthe coils and secured together by a clip, I, and then extended outwardlyand adapted to be at- 5 tached to the side bar, whereby the outer arms,

g, of the coils form a single rigid arm connecting both coils with theside bar, substantially as set forth.

Witness my hand this 26th day of January, 1886.

JAMES B. BASQNES.

\Vitnesses:

OSCAR SOHAUB, CARL F. GEYER."

